Eternal Love?! Frieren - S1E14 - Privilege of the Young

[@Tunaafacee]

"HE'S DEAD MORGAN. HE'S DEAD" I'm crying, love ya'll :')

[@A-SUS]

I was laughing so hard at that reaction lol😂

[@irikngangom]

Lol

[@xorngoh7303]

That's the whole point of this journey actually. Frieren retracing her steps and then learning and realising the moments and chances she had missed with Himmel. The ending will definitely be her standing before Himmel again in Heaven, this time fully realising he loved her and that she loved him too. And at that time, they can finally confess to each other. This is a bittersweet anime, and probably has no happy ending for anyone, aside from Stark and Fern getting together at the end.

[@shrunkin]

@@xorngoh7303 I don't read the manga or anything, but this might be a spoiler: didn't freiren say that elves has a hard time having romantic feelings and thats why the elves were going to extinct?

[@emrys2619]

😂 now I’m dead

[@yuricampos166]

Himmel: has a favorite flower. Know the scientific name of said favorite flower. One of his promises is to show this flower to Frieren. He also knows how to make a flower crown by hand. Frieren: I doubt that he knows the language of flowers.

[@ismlamaroof6438]

She's such a moron about motivations and emotions, rofl.

[@Oakland510]

A great thing to add is Himmel, the Hero, and being the star of the time, refused to marry anyone because he considered Frieren his one love. It’s really sad looking back

[@Jack_Slate]

Hm, do we know that? I don't remember that detail in the manga. But the ring would suggest that being true.

[@Oakland510]

@@Jack_Slate I would argue common deduction. Heiter didn’t marry because he was a priest, Himmel didn’t marry anyone because the series has showcased to us his only one true love was Frieren. Naturally speaking it would be weird in that time for a well reknown man like Himmel to not be married without heirs.

[@guyinthechat156]

@@Jack_Slate He probably have alot of suitors after defeating the demon king like princesses and such

[@jajankenanims5409]

I thought he married and had a family

[@Oakland510]

@@jajankenanims5409 if that was true we would have seen his family at his funeral.

[@SenseofNoneYT]

It might just be that Himmel just doesn't want to force a relationship with an elf, knowing his own lifespan is but a fleeting thing for Frieren. Like he's been doing all of that for Frieren without expecting anything from her. He loved her. And that was enough for him. It's honestly admirable if you think about it that way.

[@xorngoh7303]

Himmel also purposely left statues of himself behind for Frieren. He purposefully left statues with different poses behind, to serve as mementos that Frieren can remember him and their journey by. He KNEW she would be sad and lonely when her friends all dies out before her. Both Flamme and Himmel knew Frieren better than she knew herself. That she will regret not treasuring the people around her more. Himmel also knew that his life is fleeting compared to Frieren, which is why he chose not to profess his love in words and also to not intentionally point it out for Frieren. He didn't want her to suffer and hurt for losing someone she love, but to have happy and fun memories that she can look back to in the future.

[@georgiarose818]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@KanohiVahi]

@@xorngoh7303 Himmel is just the best person! 😭 He helped so many people and wants to continue helping and showing his love to Frieren even after he passed away 😭

[@KurayamiNeko1026]

Frieren 80 years ago: What on earth is he doing. Frieren 80 years later: Oh. Oooooh... Ah shit.

[@Procrastinater]

The entire 2nd adventure is a constant barrage of those moments, must be exhausting, no wonder she's always sleeping.

[@DeathWishMonkey]

I wonder if 80 years is the standard courting period for elves, being creatures with little "reproductive instincts" to speak of and timeless.

[@aurorapaisley7453]

​@@Procrastinaterand the fact that she sneaks out at night to find the ring 🥺

[@QMS9224]

Hey that's some pretty hair in your pfp. You should cut it...

[@yeolkun9123]

​@@QMS9224shit our waifu Ubel is here guys 😂

[@FlaccidPlatypus]

The clock tower between Himmel and Frieren symbolizing that the only thing that stands between them is time

[@alexandersveryown4760]

Daaaaamn, I didn't realize that😭

[@Aqual97]

This series did relationship sooooo good. Both Fern and Stark felt like real teenagers and their interactions were genuine, it didn't feel forced at all

[@Saintk3k]

Yee

[@johntan4997]

It's also genuine when two people don't quite understand each other yet but slowly overtime develop understanding of each other. Unlike the 'modern' concept of a love story when the perfect girl meets the perfect guy, and they just perfectly do everything together.

[@kurisutina8067]

that's so refreshing to see unlike how other anime portrays relationships.

[@georgiarose818]

agreee

[@Mystical_Kraken]

Nah Fern is an annoying brat

[@voibitbay]

Fun fact, 12:10 when Fern said: "Don't ever say that again", she didn't use honorific like she ALWAYS does, that really means something

[@kevint4673]

Fern pouty face and Frieren sliding down the roof are peak lmao 🔥

[@Sung-RIZZ-Woo]

When HIMmel bend down to his knees and put the ring on frieren fingers 😭😭😭 such a beautiful moment

[@27westwest]

And Frienren is like "Huh what an inefficient way to put on a ring."

[@sammy0493]

Also when you look at both frieren and fern mirror lotus design, you can see it a little bit different. Fern bracelet had a design that the flower is in full bloom maybe symbolize the love between fern and stark started to bloom while frieren ring had flower that are still in bud symbolize that the love between himmel and frieren never bloomed... Tearssss😭😭😭😭

[@haeron16]

When this episode dropped there was a video that went viral on twitter with a bunch of Frieren and Himmel cosplayers lined up recreating the Ring scene. It was so amazing and heartwarming bcoz some of them (cosplayers) if not all are a bunch of strangers to each other. Fans say that it should now be mandatory to get down on one knee if a Himmel cosplayer saw a Frieren cosplayer. ♥️

[@Byorin]

Wow, thanks for explaining that. It’s lovely. I rarely reply to an older post, but I’m new to the Frieren story and really appreciated what you shared. Hopefully cosplayers really will do the proposal re-enactment.

[@symondealmeida9454]

I'm used to "losing things" that was so heartbroken

[@druidicdwarf]

let me tell you, after watching this episode, if you ever decide to rewatch episode 1 again, himmel's monologue on the journey hits so much harder. i cry MORE now when I watch episode 1, not less.

[@silvervibranium2832]

and after Frieren breaks down crying over Himmel in ep1, the next scene she's sadly holding Himmel's ring.

[@sango323]

for real the rewatch is so hard.

[@Okkotsu86275]

I’m in full agreement with you ladies, this and the next brought warm joy to my heart. The bonds between Stark x Fern and Frieren x Himmel are so beautifully executed, it’s so natural, sweet and lovely. It is big major highlight of this series, at least it is for me. And Sein is an excellent addition to the party, he is definitely the big bro of it.

[@Jason8012]

This is the happiest depressing show ever.

[@LydiaM.]

This episode was an assault on my emotions 😭. And this was released on Val's day too. How timely can y'all be? 💓 Hope you all had a lovely one. 😘 -im gonna say imo, Frieren probably an inkling what Himmel's actions meant. Her expression there was not her usual oblivious one. She looked taken aback. Ughhh my heart.

[@TheReactPack]

Honestly that makes me feel better that she did have an inkling, I love that. I NEED THAT -Morgan

[@arvinsim]

I believe she will eventually realize it. It's just that elves has such long lives that it takes a long time to process emotions.

[@Soursprout93]

Its my favourite moment of the series so far when the music swells when the spell detects the ring. Frieren's little smile at the flashback realising Himmel always knew what the ring meant and why he was giving it to her.

[@ShnNar1000x]

The scene with Himmel and Frieren is heart-wrenching, but also so good. The clock is juxtaposed between them, representing the unbridgable gulf of time between them. Himmel deeply loved Frieren and stayed "true" to her until he died. She is only now understanding everything that he said and did that showed his love for her. She just could not understand it then and, sadly, is only coming to understand his love for her now.

[@equinoxXIII]

I don't know if you guys noticed but Stark and Fern mirror Frieren and Himmel so much. We have seen Stark look up to Himmel quiet a few times now and Fern is almost like Frieren. Fern knows that she has feelings for Stark but our boy is very dense and has no idea. She was also only mad that Stark didn't get her a gift and couldn't care what Frieren and Sein got her.

[@thenarrator1921]

A few things about the ring: It was shown on the very first episode, right after Frieren cried, the bell rang. It reminded her of the ring and what Himmel did. It's a bud of a mirrored lotus, it could signify that their love never came to fruit. Himmel also lived alone all this time and kept talking about Frieren (ep 3) till his old age.

[@atdoomsgate1972]

Fun fact: the scene where Himmel gives a ring to Frieren is the most popular and most voted scene in the entire chapters of frieren manga.

[@levisiem4145]

He really is HIMmel

[@bacsrm6897]

HE'S DEAD!!! Looool And to think Himmel died of old age without descendants, keeping his 'eternal love' to Frieren.

[@lookiee88]

Ugh, my heart 😭This is a new level of hurt with all these flashbacks with Himmel and Frieren finally learning what he meant to her. At least we can enjoy all the Fern and Stark moments 💕

[@x3sur13x]

Aside from elves not being all that great with emotion and attachments to start people don't take into consideration Frieren lived alone for prob over a 1000 years. Can you imagine what that would do to a persons mental state on how to build bonds and connections with others. People who are shut ins in life for just a couple months begin to develop all kinds of detachment & social issues. Imagine 1000 years of solitude

[@madmanjeshiro8288]

Had to replay that certain scene many times. Your reactions were superb. Especially Morgan's.

[@12MYCRYL17]

14:25 Time (Clock) , is what separates their Eternal Love (Ring)

[@jmhaces]

The implication is that Himmel never said anything to Frieren because he understood her. He knew that if he told her he loved her she wouldn't have been in a position to reciprocate his feelings, or even deal with that confession, given her headspace at that point in her life and it was pointless. He knew he loved her and he knew their relationship had no chance of happening, and he made his peace with that and never expected anything from Frieren. If you look back at all the flashbacks, he always just laughs off Frieren's words or actions whenever she acts like a robot who can't understand people's feelings and he usually humors her and plays along, like back in the first episode when she said she'd take all of them to watch the next meteor shower to this cool place she knows in fifty years and they just chuckle at how oblivious she is of the fact that 50 years is a lot to them and when she asks what's funny about it he says nothing and agrees that they'll go with her in 50 years. He knew his whole life would be just a little fraction of hers.

[@bigrob10p]

Yo I'm a grown ass man but the part where she finds the ring and it shows himmel put it on her finger fucked me up. The music in this show is perfect in every sense of the word

[@JeanBudo]

You girls will understand better why Himmel never properly confess to Frieren in the ep 16. When Himmel himself will understand why he shouldn't do it.

[@MrParallaxFx]

Frieren be like "Well, that was weird"

[@KravenVanDrakken]

Eisen had Lv 99 resistance to everything! 😂🤣😂

[@PrinceAli628]

I genuinely hope she never moves on after realizing Himmel and her feelings, and confessing to each other when they reach heaven. Keeping their eternal love for each other so pure and beautiful, and the way this story is being told it just feels wrong with her moving on in that way. 🥺🤧

[@peanutbutterpanda19]

Okay but for real, forget shooting lightning bolts or energy blasts, a "find your lost accessories" spell would be amazing to have.

[@MrSmee-vt7cy]

🤍💜🩷 wholesome, happy and sad = Frieren

[@Teeg0226]

This is one of those episodes where you go, “Wow that was great! I am also DEVASTATED”

[@Marqui91]

Frieren is that meme where the person realizes years later, that so and so was flirting with them

[@blazedj]

19:48 This! I was thinking the same thing. I love a lot of the typical anime things, but this one is just so good for my soul. If it keeps this up, I’ll be waiting in Heaven too.

[@ruuin]

ah yes, THIS episode 🥲

[@unhappybacon3292]

My friend and I watched this together and we're like, "Pretty sure he knew what that ring meant" and then Himmel does THAT, and we looked at each other like, "Oh yeah, he DEFINITELY knew"

[@LordZeebee]

The Eisen falling headfirst thing is most likely a direct DnD joke lmao. There are certain types of characters in the game where, when they're reached certain levels and got just a liiiittle bit lucky with their health upgrades, it's mathematically impossible for them to die from a fall. No matter what height.

[@djx7134]

Makes perfect sense. Terminal velocity. Doesn't really matter if you fall from three hundred feet or three thousand, at least in terms of impact. And someone like Eisen, who can shrug off lethal force like it's nothing, surely couldn't die from a fall, or even get injured. I doubt Stark would either. He already plummeted from several hundred feet while killing the dragon and was fine. He's just being a baby.

[@kwow1828]

ヒンメルは彼女よりも自分が先に死んでしまうことを知っていたので、その想いを伝えることをしませんでした。 彼は自分の死後、彼女がさみしくないように、像をたくさん作り、楽しい思い出を残しました。

[@dirrrtydawg9772]

I feel like Himmel died the way he did basically unrecognizable being slowly poisoned over the years. Keeping the cursed black dragon toenail safe for her over the years took it toll on his body.

[@fatikook221]

Good theory that would actually make sense 😢

[@djx7134]

Himmel chose not to say anything because he knew it was doomed. He seemed content with his choices in the end, even if he couldn't have everything he wanted. Telling her would just burden her with something she couldn't even understand at that point in time.

[@sanjeethmahendrakar]

Lmao usually its the trope of a dense male MC but with Frieren we got a dense female MC.

[@maizeman90]

That Harvest Moon shirt is 🔥

[@Timmycoo]

Lmao Sam's reaction at the end. All 3 of your guys' reaction is great.

[@Aureolelegends]

Frieren, who used to be fine spending years in one place looking for something, is willing to give up for the sake of the group's limited time. Such a nice way of showing character growth.

[@dawnfallon6812]

A blooming flower symbolizes love and all of it's potential. A bud symbolizes unrequited love. Unlike Stark, Himmel knew _exactly_ what he was doing.

[@scott644]

Fern and Stark fighting was honestly understandable but hilarious. Himmel presenting the ring? Heart. In. Mouth.

[@SonesBen]

I'm not sure if it's worse to get Fern's pout face or Fern's death glare. Anyway, making Fern mad is like Stark's superpower.

[@Saintk3k]

Been waiting for this episode reaction ever since u guys started watching it lol it was worth it

[@alepartidav.7664]

Been waiting for sooo long to se your reaction to this episode 💖

[@AgehaLady]

I was screaming and felt hurt when i first read this chapter on the Manga. i can't help admire him so much as the story goes, but then i remember that his already dead ! 😭i can't wait until the anime reach "that" chapter because i'm sure you'll love Him More.

[@fenezemageraint]

The spell. It is convenient, but backed with the merchant origin. It was mentioned in the beginning that this merchant family has run accessories shop for generations

[@にゃんちゅう-f3h]

Little by little, she is now collecting the love that Himmel poured into her for 10 years without asking for anything in return.

[@RandomNeat]

omgggg i've been waiting for this episode since yall started lmaooo

[@barbaros99]

I'm so torn about how I want her reunion with Himmel to go. Rushing into each others arms? Montages of long conversations? "Hey"/"Hey", cut to black? Aureole doesn't actually exist and the real reunion was the Himmel she remembered along the way? Aaah! I literally have no idea what would be best.

[@reonfriern]

It's cool that Danny's wearing the harvest moon shirt and the score from the show reminded me of the game 🥹

[@Mugen3]

99 out of 100 people would cry if they were shown a flashback like this. I'm one of them too.😢

[@ginalreadyused]

Love this episode!and Harvest moon the best❤

[@athernandez666]

This is my favorite episode tbh

[@skylarrxd]

Every adventure turns like into love letters of himmel

[@uraveragehoovy]

Speaking of meaningful jewelry that Frieren wears, she’s wearing Flamme’s earrings.

[@originalesp]

Honestly it makes me feel like the old ladies in ep 1 knew what was up and had to give Frieren a piece of their mind.

[@neerajnongmaithem392]

thats eternal love, people back in the day loved for life. just look at oldman vol, he didn't just go and find an another women just because her wife died, he still keeps his promise to her. himmel didn't ever voiced his feeling because he knew their time is completely different. Also himmel ain't gonna look for any other girl when his heart belongs to someone else.

[@DiegoSanstwen]

The clock tower in the middle as Frieren was proposed to.

[@cyrusgudino1708]

We made it to ep 14 I knew the ending would really affect them. Himmel is the best

[@audiosmurf]

There's nothing to say, it's the perfect show.

[@sango323]

Ok for real though, after watching this episode I DARE you to go back and watch the first episode and try not to cry.

[@Peter-eb6un]

Loving that harvest moon shirt 😊

[@vargio]

Remember, Fern was raised by an Elf who doesn't understand feelings. As a result, Fern has difficulty understanding them as well.

[@andyl2599]

The episode that lets all of Himmel-Frieren shippers know, the ship has sailed 80+years ago, Himmel said nothing and turn into a box on that ship.

[@xorngoh7303]

There's a reason Himmel is the number one on the Frieren popularity poll consistently. He is that much of a GOAT, even though he is already long dead in the story. He is up there on the same tier as Severus Snape as a GOAT character of self sacrifice and also unrequited love. Also, I have some good news for Frieren fans but this might come as a spoiler so be warned. SPOILER: In the latest arcs in the manga, Frieren is starting to realise that she does in fact love Himmel. She was just too slow and oblivious and couldn't make sense of her feelings due to her long age and how she was so emotionally immature and stunted. When she is trapped in an illusion by a demon that shows what her heart desires the most: She desired to get married with Himmel.

[@rogue8059]

It makes me extra sad how Himmel probably didn’t confess to Frieren nor didn’t ask her to stay after their mission because he knows it’s going to harder for Frieren once he dies

[@peaceofmind.V]

HE IS HIM, YOU CANT CALL HIMMEL WITHOUT HIM!

[@AlanChen973]

Himmel never confesses his feelings to Frieren because he knows she's immortal. If she really fell in love with him, then she would be in eternal grief after he died.

[@ThePorpoisepower]

Going back to rewatch Episode 1 after this season(show?) will absolutely kill.

[@ManSeekingMeaning]

Dani’s *Harvest Moon* shirt. I need it. Now.

[@NileSwimmer]

Honestly, I think I'm the same. I get more life experience daily, but inside I think I'm just a kid lmao.

[@mlpb]

People forget that Fern is so disappointed in Sein for knowing a lot about women despite being a priest. 😂

[@mars_8productions]

Love the Harvest Moon shirt Dani!!

[@justinpehala2740]

Its been implied that himmel knows flowers, so he knew what the mirrored lotus meant eternal love when he gave the ring to frieren 😢

[@rayli6640]

14:24 you know, there's a clock between them

[@Angelp99]

Episode 16 is probably the main reason why Himmel never voiced his true feelings for Frieren. Only saying that much for those who still haven't watched yet.

[@djx7134]

That's like half of it. The other half being that she would have no idea what he's talking about. She could barely conceptualize ordinary relationships back then. Her idea of a friend is someone you visit every 50 years or so.

[@edgaratio]

I am commenting because I support.

[@LLGTMT]

That man Himmel got rizz that transcends time sheesh.

[@shaka2tu]

frieren meet himmel soul. fern meet heiter soul. stark meet aisen soul. at ende the journey ended.

[@jeremygonzal8603]

The guy is an accessory merchant. It's mentioned early in the episode. This wasn't deus ex machina.

[@pierluigidipietro8097]

Just Frieren should ask herself why she was so dedicated to find that ring. I think that her feelings just lie like a seed of sunflower under a deep layer of snow. Eventually that seed will blossom

[@shadowwordpain3138]

Frieren: Beyond Fumble's End

[@madie2571]

If you go back and re-watch episode 1, she's clutching that ring at his funeral. 😢

[@arvinsim]

Frieren the Fumbler! She had a baddie and she didn't even know it!

[@zachanas4670]

It would be weird if Himmel had confessed to Frieren. I guess that in his mind: At best she doesn't understands, she leaves, then she forgets about him. At worst, they get together one elf-day and the next elf-day he dies of old age (in ep.1, during these 50 years, she didn't really do much, she kinda returned to living apathetically (her own words) like he did before the group recruited her). What does Frieren do next? Live in sorrow for the next 5,000 years? Stop eating and die from depression?

[@Red-Brick-Dream]

13:20 First flaw in a Frieren episode: they deus-ex-machina'd about 35% too hard.

[@macvadda2318]

Ok he does have a point, guys dont care that much about birthdays and stuff, at least as much as ladies do, we do care, but more as like a oh cool its my birthday, especially when its between friends

[@Buckheimer]

AAAARRRGHHHHH I cant handle the fuzzies 😢

[@BS-jg7dy]

I'm surprised I didn't fall in love with this show at this episode. I still only liked it here. For me it was 15 that made me finally fall for the hype. Maybe since I'm a guy.

[@JordenTales]

There is a really good reason Himmel never pursued Frieren. It will be clear later on.